Batista Could Join TNA?
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Dean Winchester
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Exactly thats how they could bring in Batista into TNA, doing it that exact way. Have him come in and lead TNA against Deception.
SpecialFNK
Mid-Card Championship Winner
this would be a great reason FOR him to join TNA. he could come in and be THE MAN. I never watched TNA when Angle first signed, but IMO Batista signing with TNA could arguably be their biggest signing in history.
I don't think Batista could come in and right away win the championship right away. he should build up some with other TNA face wrestlers. then when he wrestles against Hardy and wins the title all the face wrestlers can come out to the ring to celebrate, the way Sting did with WCW after beating Hogan. that would go a long way in making Batista look face.
If they got an increase an audience viewers with only Hardy as champ and a bunch of young TNA originals joining together then it would probably create even more buzz with Batista vs. Hardy and Immortal. Especially, with Flair as leader of Fortune.
And the IWC grudge match: Batista vs. AJ Styles...
Whether people like it or not. Batista is a star, plan and simple. No i'm not a huge fan of his but the guy has done everything imaginable in wrestling. Batista going to TNA would be a dumb move on his part. TNA is a huge downgrade for him. What are the knocks on this guy. 1. He at times can be lazy and boring in the ring. 2. He botches alot of moves. 3. His personality sucks. Newsflash WWE is filled with wrestlers with those same attributes. I guess a 6'6 300lb man is suppose to be exciting in the ring. He has some movie offers on the table, Strikeforce, and he made the WWE alot of money while he was there. Give the guy his credit and stop hating on him. I do hope he comes back to WWE, he was even getting entertaining in his new heel role.
SpecialFNK
Mid-Card Championship Winner
because TNA ratings are not on the same level as WWE means TNA would be a huge downgrade? I'm going to have to disagree. it's a shame so much gets based on ratings. if both companies had been around the same number of years, would WWE really have such an advantage in ratings? doubtful. WWE gets so much ratings from people who have watched them for so long that they will continue to watch regardless of what the product is doing.
even though you mention multiple faults with Batista, you still say you hope he goes back to WWE.
Batista going to TNA seems like something WWE fans would not want to see. Batista to TNA could bring a lot of viewers from WWE, IMO even more than what Hogan could have brought. Batista has been a much bigger in ring wrestler in recent memory than Hogan.
Who cares? You honestly think Batista is not going to sign with a company just because they are overshadowed by WWE's presents? Come on now.
They draw nearly about 2 million viewers which is really no different to the viewership on SmackDown. Which is where he was made into a star.
WWE is seen in 150 countries. TNA is seen in about 130.
They draw nearly about 2 million viewers which is really no different to the viewership on SmackDown. Which is where he was made into a star.
WWE is seen in 150 countries. TNA is seen in about 130.
future admin
Getting Noticed By Management
If Batista wanted to go back to the wrestling biz, he would rejoin WWE, he left on good terms with the WWE, and there is much more publicity (good for his acting career) and more money involved. He should stay on good terms with the WWE, and not go to TNA, which would probably wreck alot for him.
Dean Winchester
Getting Noticed By Management
Lol good for his acting career? Sure he can still put out Direct to DVD films with TNA like he did with the WWE. And TNA would proably not wreck alot of stuff for him considering they treat ex WWE superstars great. Sure Batista make good money and become TNA Champion in a month.
Jack-Hammer
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Ratings are sometimes, unfortunately, confused with quality. Quality is and always will be subjective. For instance, this past Thursday's iMPACT! drew an audience of 1.9 million people, the third biggest in the company. But, when you look around the net at all the forums, read articles written by wrestling journalists, it has gotten TONS of negative reviews and criticisms. When it comes to the business aspect of wrestling, ratings do matter because it simply means more money for the company and more money for the network. TNA wanted to increase its ratings and the size of its audience by bringing in Hulk Hogan, it wanted to do it by bringing in all the ECW guys, it hopes to do the same thing from Jeff Hardy's heel turn. You could put on the most amazing wrestling show imaginable, every match a 5 star classic, ever promo solid gold and every storyline epic. Ultimately, however, what good does it do if nobody sees it? First and foremost, professional wrestling is a business and anyone with the slightest hint of what that means is going to look at their bottom line and try to come up with ideas they think will make that bottom line grow.
Based on what exactly? If people don't like what they're seeing, they'll change the channel. Look at the American Wrestling Association, look at Jim Crockett Promotions, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, World Class Championship Wrestling and WCW. They have 3 things in particular in common. They were all great wrestling companies, they were all at least as old as the WWF and they all went out of business. The "they've been around longer, so of course their ratings are going to be higher" argument is a cop out. When Turner took control of Crockett Promotions and renamed it WCW, it had it's share of growing pains and outright crappy stuff but a lot of people still watched. By the time the first episode of Nitro aired on TNT, WCW became a legitimate threat and competitor to the WWE.
This is another tired, stale cop out in my opinion. I know that those who don't like the WWE have to say something to make those that watch WWE seem as though they're sheep that don't know what "good wrestling is". Right now, Raw isn't doing so hot in the ratings departement because a good sized chunk of the Raw audience prefers to watch Monday Night Football while its on. Does that mean they think the product sucks? I dunno, maybe. Could it be that they're just bigger fans of football than wrestling? It's possible I guess. But too many fans try to use this lame excuse for why TNA is unable to get to the next level. They drew a great number for themselves last Thursday, now let's see if they can keep it up.
As far as Batista and finances go, all I know is what I've read. I've read articles saying that Batista lives like a rock star and blows through money. I've also read he wanted $500,000 to fight Bobby Lashley. How much of that is rock hard gospel, I don't know but it's been repeated a lot. I've never been overly fond of Batista, though he was far more interesting the past 6 or 8 months in the WWE than at any other time in his career, but the guy's a star and if TNA believes that bringing in Batista could be a means of increasing the size of their audience, they'll do it in a heartbeat. They won't care if Batista doesn't currently fit in with what they're doing. If they think they can make money with him, they'll take a meat cleaver and hack out a place for him to fit in with what they're doing even if it makes no sense whatsoever. I do think, however, they'll have to be willing to pay a huge sum of money for him to do it though. Once again, just based on what I've read and interpretation of Batista's attitude, I'd say he probably considers himself to be a much bigger star than RVD and, going by sheer numbers, he's probably right. If RVD gets $10,000 a week, I have little problem believing that Batista would want much more.
He will be coming anywhere near TNA. They could not afford him as he is famously quite selfish. I firmly believe that he will go back to WWE on a part-time HBK-like schedule. TNA probably couldn't afford him.
He like most of the businesss will view TNA as backwater.
TNA doesn't need the ego, he was a decent face and a good heel but he was often lazy and half assed as well as injury prone. He isn't a big a star as he or anyone here thinks he is.
He like most of the businesss will view TNA as backwater.
TNA doesn't need the ego, he was a decent face and a good heel but he was often lazy and half assed as well as injury prone. He isn't a big a star as he or anyone here thinks he is.
Forget Dave Batista going to TNA. I fully expect him to return to WWE on a full-time basis. I think he will get the MMA urge out of his system, either by not competing at all, or by getting his ass handed to him once or twice, and that will be that. He'll find that once he is no longer affiliated with WWE, movie or TV opportunities will dry up as well. Having exhausted his opportunities, and not seeing TNA as a viable alternative, he will return to WWE, hopefully still in a heel capacity as he is much more interesting and effective as a heel than as a face.
Let's face it. If Dave Batista was not a part of "they," coming to TNA to change the world of professional wrestling forever, he's likely not coming at all.
Let's face it. If Dave Batista was not a part of "they," coming to TNA to change the world of professional wrestling forever, he's likely not coming at all.
Yeah, like a lot of people have said I don't see Batista ever going to TNA.
He's a big name, and he has a big legacy with WWE, why would he not want to go back where he's guaranteed to be a success and be over with the fans from the very beginning? The TNA fans might not necessarily welcome him as much as the WWE fans, considering the fact that Batista isn't the greatest of wrestlers. And the TNA fans seems to love their great wrestlers.
Batista however could've been a decent addition to TNA. I don't see how he could fit into everything going on right now, without being swallowed up into an enforcer position, which would be perhaps the most wrong move TNA could make. So when the They storyline dies down, if TNA really do succeed in bringing in Batista, well then this is the time to do it.
But for now, I don't believe him going anywhere near TNA.
He's a big name, and he has a big legacy with WWE, why would he not want to go back where he's guaranteed to be a success and be over with the fans from the very beginning? The TNA fans might not necessarily welcome him as much as the WWE fans, considering the fact that Batista isn't the greatest of wrestlers. And the TNA fans seems to love their great wrestlers.
Batista however could've been a decent addition to TNA. I don't see how he could fit into everything going on right now, without being swallowed up into an enforcer position, which would be perhaps the most wrong move TNA could make. So when the They storyline dies down, if TNA really do succeed in bringing in Batista, well then this is the time to do it.
But for now, I don't believe him going anywhere near TNA.
SpecialFNK
Mid-Card Championship Winner
I know there are people who have watched WWE all their lives and no not want to start over watching another wrestling company. starting to watch TNA right now would be like starting to watch a TV show mid way through a season. you can't just turn it on and know everything that is going on. it would take time to get into everything. wouldn't be surprised if there are WWE fans who already know what they are getting from WWE that don't want to start fresh with TNA.
there was a lot of criticism from this past Impact because it lacked a lot of actually wrestling. this was a one time thing.
if TNA felt Batistia could help them, they would pay him whatever it took if that's what it took to get him.
it doesn't even matter if he isn't great at in the ring wrestling, his image alone is great.
it sure would help his "ego" by being the one to save TNA.
there was a lot of criticism from this past Impact because it lacked a lot of actually wrestling. this was a one time thing.
if TNA felt Batistia could help them, they would pay him whatever it took if that's what it took to get him.
it doesn't even matter if he isn't great at in the ring wrestling, his image alone is great.
it sure would help his "ego" by being the one to save TNA.
I don't ever ever see Dave Batista in TNA. If he comes back to wrestling again, which I think he will, it would definitely be the WWE. He left on good terms and I'm sure Vince would hire him back in a heartbeat.
His ego is too big to let him enter the Impact Zone as a competitor. Besides I don't think TNA could come up with the cash to give him what he would want. With regards to ratings, Hardy who was arguably the most over face in wrestling today, didn't cause the ratings to jump sky high when he signed. Batista would bring in even less.
His ego is too big to let him enter the Impact Zone as a competitor. Besides I don't think TNA could come up with the cash to give him what he would want. With regards to ratings, Hardy who was arguably the most over face in wrestling today, didn't cause the ratings to jump sky high when he signed. Batista would bring in even less.
First off, i never said why it would be a downgrade so don't assume anything for me. Secondly i didn't say that the famous Batista faults are how i feel. Those are generally the problems/hating people have on the dude is what i was saying. If you would've read the sentence after that i clearly said alot of wwe wrestlers have those same flaws, so i was defending him. And as far as ratings go wwe ratings aren't that high either. It's a downgrade because he'd be even worse in the ring there, he would'nt have very many fueds to choose from. Who's he going to lose to Hernandez, beer money, 75 year old botch flair, fake ass mankind i meant abyss? Please. By the way one star isn't going to do it long term for tna. They need a group of at least 3-5 stars to come in at once and drop the dead weight, that's how their ratings, and all that other good stuff will go up and stay up.
SpecialFNK
Mid-Card Championship Winner
I don't really watch WWE anymore so I don't know who Batista would feud with in WWE, but there are plenty of people he could feud with in TNA. he could come in be the guy to beat Jeff Hardy and then realistically beat every other person he faces. he could be the Goldberg of TNA.
TNA right now I don't think could get 3-5 more stars to come in especially all at once. just in 2010 TNA has added wrestlers like Jeff Hardy, Anderson, RVD along with big name non wrestlers like Hogan and Flair. plus Matt Hardy is said to be coming to TNA.
Batista left WWE. whether it was good terms or not, he left by his choice. if everything was going great for him in WWE why did he leave? maybe he wanted a challenge like what was it Strike Force? who's to say he wouldn't want a challenge like TNA?
I don't even think it matters whether Batista is great in ring wrestling, his look alone is incredible.
TNA right now I don't think could get 3-5 more stars to come in especially all at once. just in 2010 TNA has added wrestlers like Jeff Hardy, Anderson, RVD along with big name non wrestlers like Hogan and Flair. plus Matt Hardy is said to be coming to TNA.
Batista left WWE. whether it was good terms or not, he left by his choice. if everything was going great for him in WWE why did he leave? maybe he wanted a challenge like what was it Strike Force? who's to say he wouldn't want a challenge like TNA?
I don't even think it matters whether Batista is great in ring wrestling, his look alone is incredible.
He left because according to interviews, his heart isn't in the business anymore.
He did leave on good terms and like I said before, he left the door open for a return. I watched him on his last night and it was kind of pathetic really. He sat in the middle of the ring, in a wheelchair ranting and raving . I used to be a fan of Batista but the last few years I've gone off him for various reasons. None of them really important.
I don't think he's that great in the ring, his move set is even more limited than Cena's. But I will agree with you that he has an incredible body and looks great. He's been on the juice for years though.
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